CHRISTMAS HAS COME & GONE

Christmas eve up at the hospital was full of surprises and emu came to visit, then Santa & Co arrived and we were ready for them with our water bombs as were they, I think we all came out even. 1/2 an hour later we could see from afar a dust storm was approaching, OMG it was unbelievable to see, it did not hit the hospital it went around it. We usually have one of these at least once a year but this was the first time I had seen anything like that full on.

Thanks everyone for my presents - loved them all.

What next? Making new years resolutions - mmmmm.

A visit from an emu

Santa is arriving on fire truck

Tania & Sam ready to water bomb Santa & Co

The the dust storm on its way

The reddest dust storm hits

HO HO HO

One more sleep until the man in red arrives!

Merry Christmas everyone.

THE REAL JINGLE BELLS SONG!

THE JOYS OF SHOPPING

Went to Goorlie (Kal) on Saturday and went to the Gift Home shop to see if the Christmas tree was still there and guess what? - it was there waiting patiently there for me. Paid for it and walked out the shop with a smile, first time for awhile that something has gone my way, as the other day my ipod shuffle said it was corrupt - so now I am looking at purchasing and ipod classic, also I have lost my phone - I know it is in my house somewhere but where is the question?? Had to ring Karen up the other day for her to give me my mobile number, rang my number but to no avail.

My New Xmas Tree

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Bumped into Karen and her friend Chloe in Goorlie they were both trying/buying clothes in Target. I did my good deed and bought 2 Chrissie presents for the Target Xmas Tree for the under privileged children.

I went to Woollies to buy my diet coke (as here in Leo for a ctn of 24 cans of diet coke $39.00 - forget that) one ctn of 30 cans for $19.00 - I am not sure how they justify their prices here, its a total rip off.

Thought I was going to put my first aide/PCA nursing skills into practice when I was in Woollies I was waiting for my sister while she was doing some shopping and I was sitting on the seat inside Woollies, this girl came out of one of the checkout aisles and she stumbled at bit (thought she was a little bit tipsy), anyway she stumbled towards me and I could see in her face she didn't look right - I asked her if she was "OK" but no reply, as she fell to the ground I grabbed her before she hit the floor, this girl that was sitting on the seat next to me I had to actually had to say to her "can you please help me to lift her onto the seat" by the time we got her onto the seat this lady just pushed me aside and took over and then this guy yells out from the crowd - "I am a Medical Officer - lay her down on the seat blah, blah, blah", so I just stood aside. Poor girl had fainted.

PS: 14 more sleeps till Christmas - Ho Ho Ho!

4 WEEKS TILL CHRISTMAS

Our Christmas display at work

Gosh time is flying and Christmas is just around the corner. I saw this most gorgeous Christmas tree in Kal a few weeks ago at a gift shop, it was about 2 foot tall and made out of fake red roses (no not plastic but material) with little fairy lights through it - I fell in love with it and wanted it, but the price of it was ridiculous, have not stop thinking about it so if it is still in the shop when I go back then I was meant to have it. A certain person that left Leo a few months ago was throwing out her branch/twig tree that she decorates as a Xmas tree (which I so wanted for my back patio) but no it was given to someone else and here I thought she was my friend - so jingle bells to her!!

RAIN DROPS KEPT FALLING

Catching the rain water for my plants
(I wish I had a water tank)

View from my back yard

Rained on and off over the weekend and I loved it. It was a weekend of sleeping in, doing nothing much at all except snuggling up with my electric throw on the lounge chair and watching a few DVD's, have not done that in ages.

On Sunday afternoon I received a call from AC, I had just finished telling her about the rain and it was pouring down at that stage and if she could hear it, next minute there was a big clap of thunder & lightning and then a humongous bang - I just instantly threw the phone and all that came out of my mouth was F _ _ K! I was not sure if AC was still on the phone as too scared to touch it. The power and phone lines were cut instantly. I know you are not suppose to be on your land line while there is thunder and lightning and there was nothing to suggest that at the time, it just happened that quickly. I rang her back on the mobile to let her know what had just occurred and that I was OK. I was shaken for the next 1/2 hour after that happened, it was so scary and poor old Miss Tubby was scared with me.

PICK ME!

This is Santa's new helper, his younger brother, he takes care of naughty girls only and guess what? I have been very, very naughty this year! Thanks Jo for sending him to me.